Cushions and lumbar support

I agree that the Airhawk is great! The Mozaic 18x16 is the perfect overall size and reasonably priced vs the Truck 19x19 or office cushion 19x18 that doesn't fit the Freightliner seat.

Also, I can't find it right now but there is an excellent post on how to hold the steering wheel and adjust your seat. It immediately got rid of my neck /shoulder pain and allowed me to have excellent control of my truck in turns, rough roads etc...

 

A new truck. LOL. I'm sure bumpy agrees. Bubblewrap is cheap, shove it behind a tshirt over your seat. You can rollit up with rubber bands.

Safest position? All the wheels need to stay on the ground, there are no second chances out there. You have zero protection.

 

Most times sore back is result of weak core muscles particularly in truck drivers on a eat,sleep and drive routine. Little exercise may be required. Many are surprised to find out the pain in hip/butt are actually the result of deteriorated or bulged disc. Depends on where the pain exits.

 

I use a seat insert from relax the back. They custom bend it to fit you. A little expensive, but they work and last a long time.

 

I'm pretty sure I have a slipped disc, but I'm too poor and uninsured to find out. After a few hours I can feel the pressure building up, I've found that if I slide my seat forward and tilt the the back of the seat back I can get it to a decent incline. Helps heaps!

LOL! wait a second here, just realized that I'm talking to a crowd that might not understand the issue for me with tilting the seat back. My old kw has a wall between the cab and sleeper so I'm kinda stuck with the seat like "L" if I slide forward I have no leg room, generally after ten hours regardless of what we do it's pretty much like